Fortnite in Other Media

Disclaimer[]

This page does not include material centered around a collaboration between Fortnite and another intellectual property like Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point.

Video Games[]

Media		Date
	Hiveswap Friendsim Volume 11: Of Pals and Promises, Made and Broken (soundtrack)	August 31st 2018
	Mallek Adalov's theme is titled "fortnite funny moments epic fails episode 413", referencing the infamous Fortnite compilations on YouTube. Composer James Roach titled it like that to confuse children searching for said videos.[1]
	Mortal Kombat 11 (advertisement)	2019
	An ad for Mortal Kombat 11 pokes fun at Fortnite by having Scorpion kick a dancing unicorn-headed soldier out of the scene in a background inspired by Athena.
	Pesterquest Volume 9: Blood and Binary	February 20th 2019
	The narrator suggests a few games for the MSPA Reader to talk about with Sollux while they're aboard the train. One of these games is Fortnite.
	The Henry Stickmin Collection: Completing the Mission	August 7th 2020
	A fail from the "Triple Threat" route involves Henry and Ellie dropping from a helicopter with umbrellas similar to the ones in Fortnite, only for them to get sniped by a Toppat Clan member seen building a tower from the background using the game's mechanics. Another in the "Master Bounty Hunter" route has Henry attempting to do Dance Moves with the song's first notes playing as he gets killed before he can complete the rest of the dance.
	Undertale 5th Anniversary Alarm Clock Winter Dialogue	September 15th 2020
	In one of Undyne's dialogues from the cancelled Undertale "alarm clock" app, she mentions that Sans taunted Alphys after scoring a goal in snow hockey by doing a "finger-pointy arm-crossy dance" while humming, referencing the Dance Moves Emote and the memes that spawned from it.
	The Matrix Awakens	February 9th 2021
	Some references to Fortnite are included due to the tech demo being developed using the Unreal Engine 5. There's a chalkboard sign advertising "Joe's Chug Jug" and a Loot Llama as a statue and a trash can label.
	World of Warcraft 10.1.7 (PTR)	July 17th 2023
	The NPC "Renegade Looter" is a parody of the Renegade Raider. Her skillset is entirely composed of spells referencing Fortnite mechanics, items and terminology: "Cranking 90s", "One Pump" (Double Pump), "Shockwave Bomb" (Shockwave Grenade), "Slurp Drink" (Slurp Juice), "Disco Bomb" (Boogie Bomb), "High Ground", "Glug Jug" (Chug Jug) and "The Storm".

TV & Film[]

Media		Date
	Saturday Night Live Season 44: Episode 1	September 29th 2018
	A sketch involving Fortnite with actor Adam Driver as "William McTavish", a single dad who wishes to learn how to play the game. Real actors portray Outfits such as Brite Bomber in a scenery based on Athena.
	South Park Season 22: Episode 5 - "The Scoots"	October 31st 2018
	The main kids and most of the background characters are dressed up for Halloween as various Fortnite Outfits.
	The Big Bang Theory Season 12: Episode 9 - "The Citation Negation"	November 15th 2018
	Part of the episode's plot revolves around Bernadette wanting to learn how to play Fortnite so she can beat Howard in it. In-game footage is shown while the characters are playing.
	Ralph Breaks the Internet	November 21st 2018
	Yesss's assistant Maybe shows Wreck-It Ralph video examples of what's trending on Buzzztube. One of them is a gameplay showing the Battle Bus flying over Athena.
	Avengers: Endgame	April 26th 2019
	Korg is seen playing Fortnite: Battle Royale on a PlayStation 4 console. Thor proceeds to threaten a player called "noobmaster69" through Korg's headset for insulting him in the game.
	OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes Season 3: Episode 17 - "Dendy's Video Channel"	August 16th 2019
	One of the videos in K.O.'s video channel is titled "I try to do all the dances in Northfight !!!!!!:0:0", referencing viral videos of people replicating the Emotes from Fortnite. The show's creator Ian Jones-Quartey revealed that they wanted to use "Fourthnight" or "Fortsknight" but both were rejected to avoid legal issues.[2]
	Robot Chicken Season 10: Episode 2 - "Bugs Keith in: I Can't Call Heaven, Doug"	September 29th 2019
	A segment from this episode is a parody between Fortnite and The Magic School Bus. The stop motion animation uses some of the official action figures from McFarlane Toys.
	Robot Chicken Season 10: Episode 5 - "Garfield Stockman in: A Voice Like Wet Ham"	October 14th 2019
	A segment from this episode is a parody between Fortnite and Family Matters. Steve Urkel is shown dancing with Moisty Merman, then the player shoots Moisty Merman in the groin and Urkel shoots the player in the head then continues dancing.
	The Simpsons Season 31: Episode 15 - "Screenless"	March 8th 2020
	When Bart Simpson was watching The Detonator playing "Halfmonth", the title screen was a parody of Save the World title screen which reassembled the old playlist icon that been used from July 25th 2017 until January 10th 2024.
	Family Guy Season 18: Episode 18 - "Better Off Meg"	May 10th 2020
	Joe mentioned that he "Leveled up on Fortnite this Weekend" after telling Peter Meg died.
	Robot Chicken Season 10: Episode 16 - "Gandhi Mulholland in: Plastic Doesn't Get Cancer"	July 13rd 2020
	A segment from Robot Chicken parodies Fortnite once again, this time involving a couple hiring Jonesy to build their dream home. Things do not go as expected as the couple gets caught in the chaos of the Battle Royale.
	Solar Opposites Season 2: Episode 3 - "The Lake House Device"	March 26th 2021
	Yumyulack does what he calls the "imitation of a guy in Fortnite" by running towards a wall.
	Free Guy	August 13rd 2021
	Guy summons various items like Captain America's shield and a blue lightsaber from Star Wars to attack Dude. One of the items he summons is the Rainbow Smash Pickaxe from Fortnite.
	The Simpsons Season 33: Episode 2 - "Bart's in Jail!"	October 3rd 2021
	A scammer tells their victim over the phone that they'll accept Fortnite V-Bucks as a payment for their taxes.
	Amphibia Season 3: Episode 5 - "Fixing Frobo"	October 30th 2021
	Polly looks to find a video on how to build a robot. One of the search results is a video titled "New Epic Robot Skin Forknife", which has a thumbnail featuring a character resembling Vendetta doing the default pose used for male Outfits.
	Animaniacs (2020) Season 2: Episode 1	January 5th 2021
	The act "Wakko's Short Shorts: Now Loading" involves Wakko Warner attempting to load the game "Two Weeks 2: Twotal Twomoil" on his tablet. It is a parody of Fortnite with the name alluding to the word "fortnight" and has a title screen akin to the ones from Chapter 1, featuring characters that resemble Jonesy and Raptor.
	Spider-Man: No Way Home	February 17th 2021
	A digital billboard advertising the game can be seen for a split second while Spider-Man swings through the city with MJ to escape from the public.
	Smiling Friends Episode 3: "Shrimp's Odyssey"	January 23rd 2022
	Shrimp has action figures of Rox, Jonesy, Peely and The Ice King. They seem to be based on the 4-inch figures from Jazwares.
	Cobra Kai Season 5: Episode 3 - "Playing with Fire"	September 9th 2022
	Anthony and his sister Sam argue over some grape Uncrustables. Sam asks Anthony if he got "pwned" in Fortnite again.
	Invincible Season 2: Episode 8 - "I Thought You Were Stronger"	April 5th 2024
	Invincible uses a Dragon's Breath Sniper to fight Angstrom Levy.
	Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (deleted scene)	February 20th 2025
	Dr. Ivo Robotnik sponsors in his livestream an energy drink called "Berserk" by telling viewers that one sip of it, and they'll pile up so many kills playing Fortnite that they'll try to turn the control on themselves and have to be treated for "post-traumatic smurf disorder". Visual effects for leveling up identical to those added in Chapter 2 appear on the screen.

Web Series[]

Media		Date
	Battle for Dream Island Again Episode 13: "Well, Look Who It Is!"	July 18th 2024
	Bluevin the Cube, also known by fans as "Blevin" appears as a recommended character by Zain's games.
	The Amazing Digital Circus (advertisement)	November 19th 2025
	An advertisement for the Maid Jax Animatez features Jax doing Star Power. It is an exact match to the Fortnite Emote, rather than the choreographies from Lovelyz and GFRIEND that inspired it.
	Battle for Dream Island Again Episode 24: "Say Hijack" (unused)	March 9th 2026
	Kevin the Cube was set to appear as a recommended character by thatguyfromfortnite.[3]
	GILDEDGUY TALE: Gildedguy vs Kamise	May 10th 2026
	During his duel with fellow duelist Kamise, Gildedguy briefly distracts him by dancing midst the duel, with the animation showing a gif of Gildedguy's Fortnite Outfit doing the Dance Moves Emote.

Literature[]

Media		Date
	CoroCoro Comic: February 2019	February 15th 2019
	The Japanese children's magazine CoroCoro Comic featured a yonkoma parodying Fortnite, illustrated by Naoto Katsumi.
	Penny Arcade: "Nite Time Is the Rite Time"	February 20th 2019
	A strip from the webcomic Penny Arcade features a desperate Loot Llama begging the reader to play Fortnite by promising them a free Battle Pass and a "hoverboard". It satirizes the Season 7 Overtime Challenges and the Driftboard that came out during that time.
	Wolverine (2020): Issue 5	September 2nd 2020
	A page from the Wolverine (2020) Issue 5 comic book shows Wolverine getting Bifrosted and Lady Sif telling him that he is "needed elsewhere".
	X-Factor (2020): Issue 3	September 9th 2020
	A page from the X-Factor (2020) Issue 3 comic book shows Mystique, Psylocke and Storm getting Bifrosted and returning with Fortnite Weaponry, as a reference to them being Outfits in-game. Gwenpool, being the only one who wasn't Bifrosted, was also added to the game 4 years later.
	Guardians of the Galaxy (2020): Issue 7	October 21st 2020
	A page from the Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) Issue 7 comic book shows Groot and Rocket getting Bifrosted and returning a few moments later, wondering how long they stayed on Fortnite Island, before deciding to never talk about it again.
	Gaturro	2021?
	A gag from the Argentine comic strip Gaturro has the titular character trying to impress Ágatha by using popular video games. One of these games is Fortnite, which he mentions while wearing a costume resembling that of Venturion.

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